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Continue reading →: Pavement in place of the Pleiades
For a guy whose sabbatical focus is studying the cosmos, I haven’t been studying the cosmos very diligently. In fact, I haven’t had a good view of the night sky since I left South Florida. Now, don’t get me wrong, part of the purpose of sabbatical is to do some…
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Continue reading →: My Father’s Television Repair Shop
When my sister and I were walking on the Midland Beach pier the other day, we were reflecting on how our father impacted our lives. We spoke about how our dad shaped our approach to life, and we wondered whether we had too an idealistic point of view for our…
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Continue reading →: Mighty and Unparalleled New York
There is something about my visit to New York this time around that differs from times past. I am not a big fan of coming back to Staten Island, but this time — with a 3-week stretch — I am sensing a peculiar re-connection with the soil and concrete of…
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Continue reading →: Rocket ate all my Chocolate in Hershey, PA
Hello, my name is Rocket, and I’m traveling with Joe on his sabbatical adventure. Our first few few weeks on sabbatical have been a grand time! We ventured into the woods to camp for a few days, where we hiked through a huge cave. The Luray Cavern, as one set…
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Continue reading →: Sabbatical or Study Leave?
If you refrain from trampling the sabbath from pursuing your own interests on my holy day…If you honor the sabbath, not going your own ways, serving your own interests, or pursuing your own affairs;Then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride upon the heights…
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Continue reading →: A Week at St. Francis Prayer Center
My first week on sabbatical brings Kristina and me to St. Francis Prayer Center in Stoneville, North Carolina. This is appropriate as I divest from ministry and my role as pastor, and seek the Lord on His terms. My prayers will no longer center on congregational leadership and the stewarding…
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Continue reading →: Church Betrayal, and other traumas
In an article on Churchleaders.com, David Mercer explores church betrayal as a unique experience among clergy: “Ask clergy privately about the most painful moments of their ministry and many will not point to long hours, low pay, or cultural hostility toward Christianity. Instead, they describe a moment when someone they…
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Continue reading →: Rocket’s Journals
Hello my name is rocket, and I am going with Pastor Joe on his sabbatical. He and I have been preparing for this trip for a few weeks. One of the things that we want to take with us are our journals! I love journals! I wonder why I love…
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Continue reading →: Spiritual Warfare
“It was in the wilderness that Satan attacked Jesus the hardest. It was not in his ministry. It was not in his upbringing. It happened in the moments immediately after God identified Jesus publicly as God’s Beloved Son, in whom He was well pleased. Jesus knew His identity before He…
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Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia
Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia is a pastor, writer, and chaplain residing in Florida. He is author of three books and regular contributor to Smyth & Helwys’ Formations Series. His articles have appeared in USA Today, Baptist News Global, Christian Ethics Today, TCPalm, and Rockdale Citizen.
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